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On 12 May there was another powerful earthquake in Nepal, which was followed by several powerful aftershocks. The epicentre was about 75 km west of the capital Kathmandu, close to Mount Everest. The total extent of the damage is still unknown, about 60 fatalities have been confirmed and about 2,000 injured.

The search and rescue operation for survivors after the earthquake in Nepal's capital Kathmandu has ended. Many response teams are now being encouraged to venture into the countryside, where humanitarian needs are still extensive. The MSB response team is focusing on supporting the country by, for example, inspecting buildings.

It has now been just over a week since a major earthquake hit Nepal, and the scale of the disaster still isn’t fully understood. OCHA, the UN organization responsible for the coordination of the UN and the international response reported on 2 May that over 6,200 people have been killed and as many as 500,000 buildings have been destroyed.

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